News Reports

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News Reports

Congress govt in Rajasthan removes Deendayal Upadhyay’s name from the name of scholarship test

OpIndia Staff - 6 June, 2019

Rajasthan govt says that the name of Deendayal Upadhyay was added to the talent search test for no reasons, therefore the name has now been dropped

Politics

Spooked by the recent poll debacle in Lok Sabha elections, Mamata Banerjee signs up election strategist Prashant Kishor

OpIndia Staff - 6 June, 2019

The TMC has lost turf to BJP in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections where the saffron party emerged victorious on 18 of the total 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal

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Muslim mob in Mathura thrashes Hindu shop owner to death, called him “Kaafir” while assaulting

OpIndia Staff - 6 June, 2019

The Muslim mob that descended upon the Lassiwale shop owners called them 'Kaafirs' while brutally assaulting them with lathis and rods

Crime

Rajasthan: Imran who posed as Kabir Sharma to marry Hindu girl detained by Sikar police

OpIndia Staff - 6 June, 2019

The accused had introduced himself as a Hindu Brahmin and had fled with the girl after receiving a huge dowry from the girl's father.

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Another ‘hate crime’ bites the dust: Muslim inmate in Tihar branded himself with ‘Om’ symbol with help from associate

OpIndia Staff - 6 June, 2019

In April, a Muslim inmate at Tihar jail, Nabbir, had claimed that he was branded with the 'Om' symbol on his back by the jail superintendent.

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Rumours of YSRC leader YV Subba Reddy, allegedly a Christian, being appointed head of TTD Trust sparks protests

OpIndia Staff - 6 June, 2019

Protests erupted on Social media after rumours of Andhra CM appointing his allegedly Christian uncle as Tirumala Tirupati chariman

News Reports

Speeding car that triggered Namazis into violence in Delhi was being driven by one Shahrukh

OpIndia Staff - 6 June, 2019

In East Delhi, on the occasion of Eid, a speeding car had caused Namazis to riot and damage public property.

Politics

MP CM Kamal Nath gives ads in local newspaper to blame the previous government for power cuts

OpIndia Staff - 6 June, 2019

Targetting the previous BJP government in the state for his failure to provide continuous electricity in the state, Kamal Nath has now assured people here that power generation exceeds power demand.

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Pro-Khalistan slogans raised at the Golden Temple on the 35th anniversary of Operation Blue Star

OpIndia Staff - 6 June, 2019

Supporters of Sikh militant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale demanded entry into the Akal Takht saying that had wanted to deliver a message for the Sikh community.

Economy and Finance